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2009 Honda Classic Picks & Betting Odds

Written by Jason Lowry

Honda Classic

After an exciting weekend of golf where the fans once again got to see Tiger Woods in action, the attention turns to the 2009 Honda Classic, where golfers will look to take down PGA National Resort-Champion Course this weekend in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. While Tiger won’t be in action this weekend, there are a number of big names like Sergio Garcia and the defending champion Ernie Els who will be looking for their first wins of the season. Here is a breakdown of the field this weekend by the favorites, guys in the middle of the pack, and the longs shots I feel have a good chance of winning.

Favorites: Sergio Garcia +1000, Camilo Villegas +1200, Ernie Els +1500, and Rory McIlroy +1500

These four golfers all have a great shot to win this weekend, and it would be to no surprise if one of them didn’t wind up holding the trophy come Sunday. Els is not only the defending champion, but has two top ten finishes already this season, including last week at the Accenture Match Play Championship. Garcia didn’t have such a good start as he was upset in the first round last week, and you have to expect better golf out him this weekend. Villegas seems to be getting better and better, but has just a 12th place finish at the Mercedes-Benz Championship so far this season. Keep a good eye on Rory McIlroy, as he barely loss to Geoff Ogilvy last week, who went on to win the Match Play tournament.

Middle of the Pack: Robert Allenby +2000, Luke Donald +2000, Stewart Cink +2500, Boo Weekley +2500, Justin Rose +3000, Justin Leonard +3000, and Davis Love III +3000

There are a ton of great golfers just sitting in the middle of the pack this weekend, and any of these guys could be right there come Sunday. Both Donald and Leonard have won this tournament in the past, and Allenby is coming off back to back top 5 finishes at this event. While Love III has 7 top ten finishes at this event, he hasn’t recorded one since the tournament moved to PGA National. Our pick out of this is Boo Weekley, as Weekley lost in a playoff in 2007 to Mark Wilson, and was right in the thick of things last year before shooting and 80 on Sunday.

Long Shots: JB Holmes +4000, Mark Wilson +4000, Brian Gay +5000, Matt Kuchar +5000, Steve Marino +5000, Stuart Appleby +5000, Dudley Hart +6000, and Woody Austin +8000

Wilson, Appleby, Kutchar, and Hart have all won in the past, and you have to give these 4 the edge when you think about someone with these kinds of odds making it to the top this weekend. Marino is due to win on tour and this could be his week, or maybe a veteran like Woody Austin finds his game and surprises everyone.

For those of you looking for another golfers odds to win the Honda Classic this weekend, I have provided a complete list of each players odds to win at Sportsbook.com.

Andres Romero +3000

Angel Cabrera +6000

Bart Bryant +8000

Ben Crane +6000

Boo Weekley +2500

Brandt Snedeker +8000

Brian Gay +5000

Briny Baird +6000

Camilo Villegas +1200

Carl Pettersson +6000

Chad Campbell +5000

Charley Hoffman +5000

Charlie Wi +8000

Chris DiMarco +10000

DJ Trahan +3000

Darren Clarke +8000

Davis Love III +3000

Dudley Hart +6000

Ernie Els +1500

Heath Slocum +6000

JB Holmes +4000

JJ Henry +5000

John Rollins +6000

John Senden +8000

Justin Leonard +3000

Justin Rose +3000

Kevin Streelman +8000

Lucas Glover +6000

Luke Donald +2000

Mark Calcavecchia +4000

Mark Wilson +4000

Matt Kuchar +5000

Miguel Angel Jimenez +6000

Nick OHern +10000

Rich Beem +6000

Robert Allenby +2000

Rocco Mediate +10000

Rory McIlroy +1500

Ryan Moore +10000

Scott Piercy +6000

Scott Verplank +6000

Sergio Garcia +1000

Shingo Katayama +10000

Steve Marino +5000

Stewart Cink +2500

Stuart Appleby +5000

Ted Purdy +8000

Webb Simpson +8000

Woody Austin +8000

zx Field (Any Other Golfers) +300

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Written by Jason Lowry on March 3, 2009 · Filed Under Golf Betting Articles

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